Visual FoxPro 9.0 Solution Center

How-to articles - Visual FoxPro 9.0

• How To Invoke the "Open With..." Dialog Box Using _shellexecute
  The FoxPro Foundation Class _shellexecute can be used to run external programs, as well as open non-executable files if there is a program associated with that file. However, if there is no program associated with the file, _shellexecute returns...
• How to register an ActiveX control (.ocx) manually
  Describes how to manually register an ActiveX control with the Regsvr32 command.
• How to set a "page # of #" counter in a report in Visual FoxPro
  Describes how to create a "page # of #" counter.

Download details - Visual FoxPro 9.0

• MS09-062: Vulnerabilities in GDI+ could allow remote code execution
  Resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows GDI+ that could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted image file using affected software or browsed a Web site that contains specially crafted content.
• MS09-062: Description of the security update for Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 2: October 13, 2009
  Describes the security update for Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP2 that is dated October 13, 2009.
• MS08-052: Vulnerabilities in GDI+ could allow remote code execution
  Resolves several vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows GDI+ that could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted image file using affected software.

Troubleshooting - Visual FoxPro 9.0

• The TRANSFORM() function does not format a calculated field properly in Visual FoxPro
  Explains that using the TRANSFORM() function on a calculated field in a Visual FoxPro report may cause the data to appear as asterisks.
• Error message when you try to install an update for Visual FoxPro 8.0 or for Visual FoxPro 9.0: "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable"
  Describes an issue that occurs when the Setup program cannot find the correct product .msi file in the Windows Installer cache or when there is a file hash mismatch. Provides a workaround.
• The GETPRINTERS() function behaves differently based on the operating system in Visual FoxPro 5.0 and later versions
  Describes a behavior in Visual FoxPro 5.0 and later versions where the GETPRINTER() function returns a different string for the printer name depending on the operating system that is running on the computer.